Bob Costas
Milestones
- Birthplace: Queens, New York, USA
- Birthday: March 22, 1952
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2001 to 0000
Hosted "On the Record with Bob Costas" on HBO
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1999
Hired to provide play-by-play for ESPN's coverage of Major League Baseball
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1996
Signed a six year contract with NBC
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1994
Appeared as a recurring commentator in "Baseball", Ken Burns' mammoth PBS documentary chronicle
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1994
Appeared as himself in Michael Ritchie's sports comedy feature, "The Scout"
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1994
Episodic TV debut, provided an aural guest spot for the ABC cartoon sitcom "The Critic"
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1994
Expanded broadcasting duties at NBC; contributed segments to various NBC News programs, including the primetime news magazines "Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric" (1994) and "Dateline"
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1994
Feature debut, appeared as himself in Ron Howard's "The Paper"
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1994
Hosted the first primetime TV project from Sports Illustrated Television, "40 for the Ages: Sports Illustrated 40th Anniversary Special"
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1993
Hosted "Last Call!: A Cheers' Celebration", an NBC comic interview special that preceded the final episode of the longrunning sitcom
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1993
Hosted "One on One: Classic Television Interviews", a CBS compilation special
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1993
Hosted final football broadcast as a Super Bowl anchor (Super Bowl XXVII)
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1992
Served as the primetime anchor for the summer Olympics in Barcelona
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1988
Anchored the late-night portion of the XXIV Olympiad (the summer Olympics) in Seoul
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1988
Featured in video entitled "The 500 Home Run Club"
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1980
Announced radio broadcasts for the "Chicago Bulls"
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1980
Became a sportscaster for NBC
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1980
Hosted a sports radio show
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1974 to 1976
Joined KMOX-AM Radio in St. Louis, MO, working as play-by-play voice of the ABA Spirits of St. Louis
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Announced the American League (baseball) Championship Series in 1983, 1985, 1987 and 1989
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Began his broadcasting career in Syracuse, NY on WSYR-TV and Radio, the Syracuse University student stations
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Gained notice through his work with analyst Tony Kubek on NBC's "Game of the Week" (baseball) broadcasts
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Hosted baseball's All-Star Game pre-game shows in 1983, 1985, 1987 and 1989
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Hosted nationally syndicated weekly radio talk show "Costas Coast to Coast"
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Hosted NBC's pre-game pro-football show (subsequently renamed "NFL Live")
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Hosted own late night interview show, "Later With Bob Costas"
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Hosted the pre-games for Super Bowl (football) XX, XXIII and XXVII
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Hosted World Series (baseball) pre-games in 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1988
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Raised in Commack, Long Island, NY
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While working as the radio voice of University of Missouri basketball, handled regional NFL (football) and NBA (basketball) assignments for CBS Sports